Been thinking about the new Uthuk hero and his Sweeping Strikes-like ability. For those that haven't seen it look below:

From the rules reference regarding charges:

16 Charge
16.3 If a unit resolving a charge collides with an enemy unit, the
charging unit performs a melee attack action targeting
that enemy unit after the move is complete.

From the rules reference regarding collisions:

18: Collision
After a unit performs a march or shift action, if it is
touching an obstacle that it was not touching before performing
that action, it has collided with that obstacle.

From the rules reference regarding obstacles:

59 Obstacles:
An obstacle is any game object on the play area that units can
collide with while moving.
59.1 Obstacles include:
• Other units, both enemy and allied
• All terrain
• The edges and all area outside of the play area

Sweeping strikes:

So I'm thinking that if Hawthorne with Sweeping Strikes (or Gorgemaw) charges into an open space, but is within range 1 of an enemy at the end of the charge, he is technically ending his march with his front edge touching an enemy, and thus collided with that enemy. This should end with an attack.

Does anyone see a flaw in this?

The flaw is that Sweeping Strikes is only applies when you perform a melee attack, so the melee attack from a charge isn't triggered as you're not touching their front edge until actually making the attack.

1 hour ago, rebellightworks said:

The flaw is that Sweeping Strikes is only applies when you perform a melee attack, so the melee attack from a charge isn't triggered as you're not touching their front edge until actually making the attack.

Makes sense! Thanks!

4 hours ago, rebellightworks said:

The flaw is that Sweeping Strikes is only applies when you perform a melee attack, s  o the melee attack from a charge isn't triggered as you're not touching their front edge until actually making the attack.  

So by extension Spined Threshers that have "Devouring Maws" do not get to remove a wound on a failed charge.

19 minutes ago, flightmaster101 said:

So by extension Spined Threshers that have "Devouring Maws" do not get to remove a wound on a charge.

Only on a failed charge - if you collide with an enemy during a charge you are permitted to make a melee attack, at which point they can trigger Devouring Maws. If of course they fail to collide, there is no melee attack and so they don't have the opportunity.

2 hours ago, Bhelliom said:

Only on a failed charge - if you collide with an enemy during a charge you are permitted to make a melee attack, at which point they can trigger Devouring Maws. If of course they fail to collide, there is no melee attack and so they don't have the opportunity.

Yes. All the words are important.

Any ability with the crossing swords, i.e. melee attack can be used on a charge that collides (moment of inspiration, devouring maws, etc).